Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin suspends key US-Russia nuclear treaty in speech denouncing West

President Vladimir Putin said he'd sought an "open dialogue" with the West.

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Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout the east and south.

Putin's forces pulled out of key positions in November, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops led a counteroffensive targeting the southern port city. Russian drones have continued bombarding civilian targets throughout Ukraine, knocking out critical power infrastructure as winter sets in.

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Oct 27, 2022, 11:27 AM EDT

In address, Putin calls the West's policy 'bloody and dirty'

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a rhetorical attack on the West, claiming it believes its world view is universal.

"The policy of the West is bloody and dirty, it denies the sovereignty of countries and peoples," Putin said, delivering an address at the Valdai Club, a think tank forum.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the 19th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow, Oct. 27, 2022.
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Putin said that the “rules-based order" proposed by the West is designed to enable it to live without rules at all. He claimed that the West has no unity, calling it a "conglomerate."

He described the destruction of the European Gas pipelines as “beyond all reason.”

-ABC News' Natalia Shumskaia

Oct 27, 2022, 7:27 AM EDT

Russia threatens to target US satellites

Russia is threatening to target commercial satellites from the United States and its allies if they become involved in the war in Ukraine.

"Quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike," Konstantin Vorontsov, deputy director of the non-proliferation and arms control department at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was quoted as saying by state media on Thursday. "We are talking about the involvement of components of civilian space infrastructure, including commercial, by the United States and its allies in armed conflicts."

Oct 26, 2022, 3:23 PM EDT

Body of American killed in Donbas transferred to Ukrainian authorities

The remains of an American killed while fighting in the Donbas region are now in Ukraine's custody and will soon be returned to family members, the U.S. State Department said in a statement Wednesday.

The U.S. citizen was identified as Joshua Jones, a U.S. Army veteran whose remains were recovered as part of a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine, according to Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office.

-ABC News' Shannon Crawford and Jason Volack

Oct 25, 2022, 3:10 PM EDT

Biden warns Russia would be making 'incredibly serious mistake' if it uses tactical nuclear weapon

President Joe Biden told reporters he is unsure if disputed Russian claims that Ukraine's military is planning to use a "dirty bomb" were a "false-flag operation" or if Russia is planning on deploying a dirty bomb itself, warning Russia against using nuclear weapons.

"Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake for it to use a tactical nuclear weapon. I'm not guaranteeing you that it’s a false flag operation yet, I don’t know, but it would be a serious, serious mistake," Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday.

-ABC News' Ben Gittleson

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